Englewood is first in state to raise legal age for tobacco to 21, report says

Englewood raised the legal tobacco age to 21, becoming the first municipality in the state to do so. Myles Ma/NJ.com

ENGLEWOOD — Englewood has raised the minimum age to buy tobacco products to 21, becoming the first municipality in the state to do so, The Record reported.

The city's new ordinance applies to cigarettes, cigars and e-cigarettes, and is the first in the state to raise the legal age since 2006, when the legal age was changed from 18 to 19.

Other New Jersey municipalities could follow suit in raising the minimum age to 21 for purchasing tobacco products and electronic cigarettes if a proposed bill is approved. The Senate version of the bill passed in June, but the Assembly version has not yet been voted on.